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particularly afghanistan. it is striking that really the lack of discussion that we've heard certainly to the republican primary debate and in this general election debate about afghanistan. there's an active war going on. national security is discussed during this presidential campaign and the first campaign in the wake of 9/11, that that's been the case. the recent events over the last several weeks, in libya and other things have moved foreign policy more to the center stage. on afghanistan, governor romney has not been very specific about what he would do. he's been highly critical of the president on one hand, but he also has a lot of people in his party, some tea party members, etc., who think that the spending is too much. i think actually on these fronts requester's going to hear governor romney and the president agreeing more than they have at any other point during this campaign. >> obviously the two were joking at the dinner last week about their frequent appearances this month. what are the dynamic
particularly afghanistan. it is striking that really the lack of discussion that we've heard certainly to the republican primary debate and in this general election debate about afghanistan. there's an active war going on. national security is discussed during this presidential campaign and the first campaign in the wake of 9/11, that that's been the case. the recent events over the last several weeks, in libya and other things have moved foreign policy more to the center stage. on afghanistan,...
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beginning with america's role in the world, followed by what he is calling our longest war, afghanistan and pakistan. then the so-called red lines, israel and iran, a changing middle east, followed by the new face of terrorism and concluding the 90-minute debate with the rise of china and tomorrow's world. the next hour and a half we're going to preview what to expect from lynn university. as always, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. the question we're asking -- what would you ask if you were posing questions to president obama and governor romney? 202 is the area code, 737-00016789 our lines for those supporting the president and 202-737-0002 for those supporting governor mitt romney. undecided voters, 202-628-0205. you can also weigh in on our
beginning with america's role in the world, followed by what he is calling our longest war, afghanistan and pakistan. then the so-called red lines, israel and iran, a changing middle east, followed by the new face of terrorism and concluding the 90-minute debate with the rise of china and tomorrow's world. the next hour and a half we're going to preview what to expect from lynn university. as always, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. the question we're asking -- what would you...
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it is heartbreaking to me that people don't seem to care about afghanistan very much. people turn off the tv when it is afghanistan or iraq or those stories come up that don't affect them personally. because they are fewer than 1% of americans in afghanistan, it does not affect people personally. that is why i keep doing this. i want to tell people why this matters and show them the effects of that war. i want to show that that fewer than 1% of american people, what they are doing. and i will continue doing that as long as i can. >> that is marked up -- that is martha raddatz talking about her view of personal responsibility. >> it the hardest thing we have to do every four years, we try to find people whose egos are not going to get in the way of the facts, and the story of these debates should be the candidates and not the moderator. we are looking for people whose ego, and they have been in the business long enough that the don't have to prove how smart they are to either their colleagues in the media or to the general public. people are respected not only by the pu
it is heartbreaking to me that people don't seem to care about afghanistan very much. people turn off the tv when it is afghanistan or iraq or those stories come up that don't affect them personally. because they are fewer than 1% of americans in afghanistan, it does not affect people personally. that is why i keep doing this. i want to tell people why this matters and show them the effects of that war. i want to show that that fewer than 1% of american people, what they are doing. and i will...
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i understand that the people we are training over there, the afghanistan police force and military, some of them are turning their weapons on our troops. is over this another vietnam? i am lost. thank you for taking my comment. >> the president was on rich and the romney campaign sent out a photo of the candidate a holding hands with ann romney. next up is a call from california. donald is on the line, a democrat. >> i would like to inquire on mitt romney's position on how he is going to handle social security any better than he handled the retirement systems of the companyies the bain industry managed. we know they ended disastrously. why isn't that the american public should trust him with their retirement system and their future when his past record shows that he cannot be trusted? >> thank you so much similar thought on twitter. next is a call from wisconsin. >> i would like to ask president obama if he is concerned about poor and the elderly, why is there is only a 1.7% increase in the social security this year, below is in 1974. with the gas prices of so high, it is not meeting the
i understand that the people we are training over there, the afghanistan police force and military, some of them are turning their weapons on our troops. is over this another vietnam? i am lost. thank you for taking my comment. >> the president was on rich and the romney campaign sent out a photo of the candidate a holding hands with ann romney. next up is a call from california. donald is on the line, a democrat. >> i would like to inquire on mitt romney's position on how he is...